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Albatrellus ovinus
sheep polypore
Specimens
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Habitat: Conifer woodlands
Substrate: Seen more often with white spruce
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Description:
Identification Notes:
Spores are white. Growth of up to 2.5 inches. Cap diameter up to 6 inches. Albatrellus ovinus grows with A. confluens, which has pink-buff spores. A subrubescens grows with pine and its pores bruise chrome-yellow to orange.
Sources: Roberts, Peter and Evans, Shelley. The Book of Fungi. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 2011.
Accepted Name:
Albatrellus ovinus (Schäff.: Fr.) Murrill
Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Albatrellus ovinus in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database
CalPhotos: Albatrellus ovinus photos
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